Freedom Of The Press Essay

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FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
Louis Fisher
American Constitutional Law (with Katy J. Harriger)
(New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1990)
Louis Fisher is Scholar in Residence at the Constitution Project. Previously he worked for four decades at the Library of Congress as Senior Specialist in Separation of Powers (Congressional Research Service, from 1970 to 2006) and Specialist in Constitutional Law (the Law Library, from 2006 to 2010. During his service with CRS he was research director of the House Iran-Contra Committee in 1987, writing major sections of the final report.
He received his doctorate in political science from the New School for Social Research (1967) and has taught at Queens College, Georgetown University, American University, Catholic University, Indiana University, Johns Hopkins University, the College of William and Mary law school, and the Catholic University law school.
Dr. Fisher's specialties include constitutional law, war powers, budget policy, executive-legislative relations, and judicial-congressional relations. He is the author of more than 400 articles in law reviews, political science journals, encyclopedias, books, magazines, and newspapers.
His books include President and Congress (1972), Presidential Spending Power (1975), The Constitution Between Friends (1978), The Politics of Shared Power (4th ed. 1998), Constitutional Dialogues (1988), American Constitutional Law (with Katy J. Harriger, 9th ed. 2011), Presidential War Power (2d ed. 2004), Political Dynamics of Constitutional Law (with Neal Devins, 4th ed. 2006), Congressional Abdication on War and Spending (2000), and On Appreciating Congress: The People's Branch (2010). His textbook in constitutional law is available in two paperbacks: Constitutional Structures: Separation of Powers and Federalism and Constitutional Rights: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. With

Freedom of the Press
On October 3rd, 1995, ninety-one percent of all televisions were tuned in to see the verdict read for the O.J. Simpson murder trial. The event dominated news media, talk shows and gossip columns that followed every aspect of the trial from the evidence that was introduced to the clothing the attorneys wore. The trial was more than popular; it was a media event that rivaled the first U.S. landing on the moon and the funeral of John F. Kennedy. The Simpson trial has been criticized

It is well-known that Hong Kong media has the Freedom of the Press. However, is it always free to discuss every topic? The followings are the remarkable cases to help analyzing the recent trend.
To begin with, it is the Li Wang-yang case from Ming Pao. It mentioned about 2 journalists were going to interview the death of Li. Nevertheless, they detained by Hunan police for 44 hours without any reason. (“Journalist”, 2012) Besides, the police monitored even the journalists went to the bathroom. Furthermore

The First Amendment: Freedom of the Press
The First Amendment prohibits Congress from preventing citizens from writing their opinions even when speaking ill of the government. Citizens can print anything as long as they think it to be true. If they knowingly print false information, it is considered libel and is unlawful. The First Amendment was proposed on September 25, 1789 and was ratified on December 15, 1791.
Freedom of the press was provided in the First Amendment to prohibit

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Should freedom of press be absolute?
Give comments with reference to reasonable restrictions stated in the constitution.
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-Aristotle(Greek Statesman and philosopher)
Albert Camus(1957 noble prize for literature) had once quoted, “A free press can of course be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom it can not be anything but bad. Freedom is nothing else but a chance to better, whereas enslavement is a certainty of the worse

Freedom of The Press
Freedom of the press is defined as a conception of free expression of ideas that involves individuals who have managed to speak or write in a manner that captures public attention and provokes legal reprisal about Government, policy, sports ,economy..Etc.
For example in Kuwait,
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Assignment 3
Argumentative
Essay
Title : Should press freedom be limited in Malaysia?
Program :BMMNU, NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY .
Press freedom, which is defined as the freedom of communication or expression through various types of media including electronic media or other printed materials (Freedom of press, 2010). Should media’s freedom to publish be limited in Malaysia? Do you like to be limited by laws when you are trying to express your opinions or suggestion

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The freedom of the printed press.
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Although journalists’ responsibility is to